Object: Barnard's Loop Region
Date: 1/28/06
Location: ASLC DSO site near Upham, NM.
Camera: Pentax 6x7medium format camera using a Pentax 200mm f/4 lens @ f/6.8
Film:  120 Kodak E200 (pushed one stop)
Exposure: Single 60 minute exposure
Processing: Film processed and scanned at PDQ in Las Cruces
Mount: Meade 10" LX200 (piggyback platform)
Guiding: SC-1 modified webcam and GuideDog
Comments: This long exposure photograph captures the lower part of the constellation Orion (the hunter). Barnard's Loop, a semi-circle of glowing red hydrogen, lies to the left of Orion's belt. Inside the loop are the Orion, Running Man, Flame, and Horsehead Nebulae. Click here for a higher resolution version.

© Dave Dockery 2006